Austin, TX
Miami Doughnut Shop Chain’s Expanding Into Austin’s Domain Northside
Miami-based bakery chain the Salty Donut is going to be opening its second Austin location in the Domain Northside at some point. It’ll be found at 11501 Rock Rose Avenue, Suite 158. The doughnut shop is known for its decadent doughnuts with cake and brioche bases. The chain’s first Austin location opened in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood on South Congress in August 2021.
Downtown hotel cocktail pop-up
Downtown Austin hotel the Four Seasons is running a pop-up cocktail bar this summer. The Hidden Flask, which will be found at the Congressional Suite room, will open on Saturday, June 13. The bar will serve Local aged liqueurs, infused spirits, and food; and the space will feature ice columns, interactive art, DJs at night, and more. $25 reservations can be booked online.
Central Texas brewery beer medal winners
The winners of the U.S. Open Beer Competition were announced this week, and, as per usual, there’s a bunch of Central Texas brewery winners. Those include:
- Marble Falls brewery Save the World Brewing Co. (gold for its Chasing Broncos and bronze for its Hunt for Hazy in the New England/July IPA category)
- Austin’s Infamous Brewing Company (silver for its Sally Skull in the Pink Boots Hops Blend slot and gold for its Dye-It pils in German Leichtbier)
- the Round Rock location of Flix Brewhouse (gold for its Kutia in the Foreign Stout group and silver for its Cosmic Spice in the American Fruit Wheat category)
- Austin brewery St. Elmo Brewing Co. (silver for its Vaughn in the German-style Pilsners and silver for its Baby in the Barrel-aged American Barleywine area)
- Driftwood brewery Vista Brewing (bronze for its Dark Skies in the American-style Dark Lager section)
- Fredericksburg brewery Altstadt Brewery (silver for its radler in the American Fruit – Peach group)
- Johnson City brewery Old 290 Brewery (silver for its All Ryte All Ryte in the Rye Beer slot)
Frozen sweets collaboration
Austin bakery Cookie Wookie is collaborating with Asian Southern restaurant the Peached Tortilla’s Cedar Park location for a summer bingsu special. The frozen sweet is made with a pandan condensed milk shaved ice with little pandan cookies, plus mochi, toasted coconuts, and puffed rice. It’s available through August 9.
Tracking Austin food and drink events
East Austin bar Kitty Cohen’s is celebrating its eighth birthday with a party this weekend. There will be $8 cocktail specials and frozen drinks, one dollar Jell-O, food by pop-up Parish Barbecue, and a DJ set at night. It takes place on Saturday, July 13 from noon to 2 a.m.
There’s been a last-minute addition to Central East Austin brunch restaurant Paperboy’s baker pop-up series. Chestnut bakery Comadre Panaderia’s Mariela Camacho will have her and her team’s baked goods at the restaurant’s pastry case, which will include pink cake, conchas, and the corn in a cup croissant. It’s available on Sunday, July 14 starting at 8 a.m.
McKinney neighborhood brewery Meanwhile Brewing Co. is hosting a party with Mexican restaurant Nixta Taqueria this weekend in honor of its Mexican lager. It takes place on Sunday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The restaurant will serve duck tacos and also collaborate with on-site truck Side Eye Pie on a pizza with poached tuna conserva, poblano crema, roasted calabrian peppers, olives, and salsa macha. Guests will get a free beer, and then there will be free duck tacos for the first 50 guests.
Austin seafood restaurant Garbo’s is embarking on a young chef series, where participants will offer a dish every Sunday in July at the 626 North Lamar Boulevard location at 2 p.m. The first one takes place on July 14 with Mexican restaurant Bacalar chef de cuisine B. Loza, who is making lobster pambazo. Then there’s Garbo owner Heidi Garbo’s son Conner Garbo on July 21, with Korean fried lobster bao buns; and then Southern restaurant Olamaie chef Manuel Acuna on July 28 with fried snapper tortas.
Mexican restaurant Chapulin Cantina is hosting monthly mezcal dinners starting this month. The three-course meals will be paired with mezcals from different producers each time. The first one takes place on Monday, July 15 at 7 p.m. with Oaxacan-based the Lost Explorer with dishes like lamb brisket and verde-grilled fish. Tickets are $100.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city leaders gathered on East 11th Street on Juneteenth to celebrate the “Black Artists Matter” mural before it must be removed under an order from the Texas Department of Transportation. The mural and the city’s rainbow crosswalk are slated for removal in compliance with a Texas Department of Transportation directive requiring cities to remove political ideologies from roadways. Last October, Gov. Greg Abbott directed TxDOT to enforce the policy.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson stood on the blocked-off street where the yellow letters spelling “Black Artists Matter” are painted on the roadway’s surface. “We will never forget that when the state decided to target our murals, the community stood together to celebrate our city’s diversity, spirit, and creativity,” Watson said.
Watson criticized the state’s actions, saying, “The state government engages in negative rhetoric and threats, it targets communities that it disagrees with and seeks retribution.”
In response to the order, Watson formed the Public Spaces Task Force to identify other ways to celebrate diversity in Austin.
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Daphne McDole, chief executive officer of the African American Cultural Heritage District and a member of the task force, said she wanted the event held on Juneteenth because of its significance. “I wanted to do it on Juneteenth, it was significant to me because I knew that that was the day my community would be in the district. We will be celebrating over here all day, so it was appropriate,” McDole said.
Task force members said they are exploring alternatives to honor East Austin’s history and diversity. They noted that city leaders in San Antonio created rainbow sidewalks after removing rainbow crosswalks, but said Austin will pursue its own approach.
Task force chair Steven Rivas said the community is focused on preserving the meaning behind the markings. “We chose to come together as a community and find a way to respect what these markings mean and build upon them. If we can’t have them in the street, we’re going to put them off the street,” Rivas said.
AUSTIN, Texas — The screwworm outbreak is having a major impact on animal shelter budgets across Texas. Instant kill and preventative medications for dogs and cats are an unprecedented expense.
Paul is a rescue dog from South Texas, where he was living on the streets and starving. He is now at Austin Pets Alive! getting Screwworm prevention medication and the treatment he needs to get healthy.
“Any dog that enters our shelter period, but especially if they look like this, we are going over them with a fine-tooth comb and looking for anything that might be a wound where a screwworm might have been able to gain access,” said Dr. Ellen Jefferson, CEO and President of Austin Pets Alive!
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Dr. Jefferson says dogs and cats need regular checks of their eyes, noses, ears, and underneath their fur. But Austin Pets Alive! says the best protection is a combination of Capstar, which is an instant-kill medication for existing active screwworm larvae, and prescription preventatives that provide ongoing protection when administered every 30 days.
“Just to buy the initial Capstar for our program, it was close to $10,000,” said Rebecca Giamona, Asst. Medical Care Director at Austin Pets Alive!
Giamona says preventative meds are also putting a heavy financial strain on the nonprofit’s budget at a cost of around $70,000.
“We need about 5,000 doses of the monthly preventative, and they are roughly $14 to $15 per dose,” said Giamona.
Products with the active ingredients ending in l, a, n, e, r are highly effective at preventing and treating infestations. But keeping Paul and every shelter animal up to date will take help from the public.
“Donations, and hopefully some more donations,” said Giamona.
An infestation of New World Screwworm can be painful, disfiguring, and potentially deadly for animals. Most cases involve livestock, especially cattle, but dogs and cats can also get infestations.
AUSTIN, Texas – Central Texans gather to celebrate Juneteenth or “Freedom Day” on June 19 and commemorate the end of slavery.
What you can do:
The Greater East Austin Youth Association (GEAYA) is hosting the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade and Festival today (6/19).
It’s free and taking place at Rosewood Park in East Austin located at 2300 Rosewood Ave.
The schedule for the events is as follows:
- ACME Juneteenth FunRun – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- Juneteenth Historical Parade – 10 AM – 12 PM
- Park Celebration and Fireworks – 12 PM – 9:45 PM
Other events
On June 20, the Carver Kickback: Juneteenth Edition will be taking place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center located at 1165 Angelina Street.
It will be a day of celebration and remembrance and there will be BBQ plates and music as well as vendors and hands-on activations.
The backstory:
Juneteenth commemorates the end of formal slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, and more than one month following the end of the American Civil War.
Colloquially known as “The Black 4th of July,” Juneteenth marks the beginning of an African American journey to carve a new place in society for free people to shape identities independent of racial caricature, eradicate slave culture, promote ethnic pride, and create economic prosperity.
The Source: Information from City of Austin and Greater East Austin Youth Association and reporting by Jessica Rivera.
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